Combined corselet and brassiere



May 29, 1928. 1,671,841

A. ROTH COMBINED. CORSELET AND BRASSIERE Filed Sept. 16, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I N VEN TOR.

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1,671,841 PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUSTA BOTH, OI CLEVELAND, OHIO.

COMBINED CORSELET AND BRASSIEBE.

This invention as indicated relates to an improved combined corselet and brassiere. More particularly it comprises a corset or corselet portion of thegarment formed of a rearward section, of flexible material suitably stayed and a forward section of lesser extent and adapted to support the lower abdomen and formed of suitably sta ed elastic material across the major portion thereof, said two sections being adapted to be adjustably secured at theirlateral edges by a lacing or similar fastening means, and a brassiere portion of the garment formed of a rearward section attached along its lower edge to the rearward portion of the corset proper along a transverse line adjacent the waist of said last-named portion.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide an improved supporting garment for womens weardesigned to 'maintain the symmetrical lines of the figure without causing discomfort to the wearer under any conditions of use and irrespective of whether the user is in repose or actively moving about.

Another object of the inv'entionis toro vide an improved supporting garment w ich vention is to rovide an improved supportmg garment or womens wear who will support the fleshy portions of the fig ure about the waist line and beneath the arms and hold the same in proper symmetrical relation to adjacent parts of the body of the wearer. A further object of the inwill permit outer garments to be worn without eing drawn out of roper position or caused to cling to the gure of the wearer at points where the same should engage in free contact without binding. Other and further objects of the invention will appear in the course of the followin description. To theaccomplishment of the oregoing and related ends, said invention, then, consists of the means hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims. The annexed' drawing and the following description set forth in detail certain structure embodying the invention, such disclosed means constituting, however, but one of various structural forms in which the principle of the invention may be used.

In said annexed drawings Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a su porting garment embodying the'princip es of my invention, shown applied to the figure of a woman, the lower portion of the for- Application filed September 18, 1927. serial No. 219,879.

ward section of the brassiere being cut away; Figs. 2 and 3 are rear and side views respectlvel of the garment shown in Flg.

1, as app ied to the figure of a woman;

Fig. 4 IS a front elevation of the supporting garment in spread apart "position; and Fig. 5 is a'view similar to Fig. 4, but showing the supporting garment as viewed in rear elevation.

As will more clearly appear from the drawings, the figure supporting garment comprises a corselet portion 1 and a brassiere portion 2. The corselet is provided with a rearward portion 3 suitably stayed by vertical stiffening members 4 and shaped to the contour of the hips ad'acent the lower c ntral portion 5. The sti 'ening members preferably terminate at points spaced from the lower edge of the section.

The rearward portion of the corset section of the arment'extends to a oint somewhat more t an half-way about t e body of the wearer, thus bringing the vertical edges; 6

,of said portion to a point well advanced ower front edges of said rearward portion with a series of eyelets 9 through which corset laces 11 may be engaged to secure to said rearward section the forward or abdominal section of the corselet 12 which is rovided with a corresponding series of eye ets 13 along each vertical edge.

The abdominal section of the corselet is preferably formed of a central portion 14 of elastic material and non-elastic fabric marginal strips 15, within. which the lacing eyelets 13 are engaged. Suitable stays or vertical stiffening members 16 may be provided at spaced positions across the abdominal section of the corselet. The .lower edge 17 of the abdominal section preferably is curved downwardly to engage the lower abdomen.

Hose sup orters 18 are-also provided adjacent'the ibwer corners of the abdominal section of the garment and ma be attached porters 18 last referred to are secured non-elastic side portions 15 of the abdomi-' nal section which extend along-each vertical of the wearer than that marginal portion of said section. Said hose supporters are provided with longer elastic portions than those attached to the rearward portion of the corset inasmuch as the abdominal section thereof terminates at a point which is much higher upon the body last described.

The brassiere portion of the garment is permanently attached to the corselet and comprises a rearward section 19 and a forward section 20 united to each other by means of a plurality of elastic strips 21, 22, 23. The rearward portion of the brassiere is preferably of rectangular shape and of slightly greater vertical than horizontal extent. The lower edge 24 as stated is securely sewed to the rearward portion of the. corset and shoulder straps 25 are engaged at their ends with the upper corners of said panel. The lower side edges of the panel have secured thereto the ends of the elastic strips 21, 22 and 23, which have their end portions disposed at an angle so that the body portions of said strips will slope downwardly from said back panel of the brassiere. Said strips extend from the back panel to aposition at approximately the middle of the respective sides of the body of the wearer, and said strips thus overlie the rear' ward parts of the sides of the body. The opposite ends of said respective sets of elastic strips on the two lower strips 22, 23, are cut at substantially the same angle as the ends first mentioned, while the upper strip 21 is cut in the opposite direction, thus conforming to the outline of the figure when attached to the adjacent parts; The ends of the elastic strips which pass beneath the left arm in the specimen illustrated are ermanently secured at their free ends to t e for-- ward portion of the brassiere which comprises a panel 26 shaped to the fi re by means of darts 27 extending inward y from the top edge and having the side portions 28 cut away adjacent their upper edges to provide ample clearance for the arms.

To each of the upper corners of the for ward portion of thebrassiere, the shoulder straps 25 heretofore mentioned, are secured by stitching or in any other suitable manner. The elastic strips which are passed beneath the right arm, in the specimen garment illustrated, are provided on their free ends with eyelets31 adapted to cooperate with hooks 32 attached to the margin of the forward portion of the brassiere at a suitable point. Beneath the point of attach- .ment of the elastic straps, the brassiere is cut inwardly to carry the lower marginal portions 33 thereof away from the hip joints of the wearer so as to revent interference with the free motion 0 the limbs when in a stooping or sitting posture.

The forward portion'of the brassiere also carries a pair of elastichose supporter strips 'eleastic members and adapted to be 34 attached adjacent its lower corners which are adapted to be engaged with the hose approximately at the central forward edge of said hose. Thus the three supporters described will be engaged with the upper edge of the hose in close juxtaposition along the outer forward quadrants of said hose.

The garment above described'is of particular value for women having a tendency toward stoutness inasmuch as the excess flesh across the abdomen will be engaged and held in position by means of the elastic abdominal section and the excess flesh below the shoulder blades and beneath the rearward portion of the arms will be firmly held in a position upwardly from the waist line.

One of the special features of the garment resides in the fact that the excess flesh is taken care of by resilient members and provides for a figure with clean cut symmetrical lines without causing any discomfort to the wearer. The shaping of the ends of the elastic strips which pass beneath the arms ofthe wearer provides for a shaping of the figureat the points where such strips engage the same and distribute the flesh which ordinarily interferes with the symmetrical contour of the figure at this point and holds the same in conformity with the outlines of the figure adjacent thereto.

Other modes of applying the principle of my invention may be employed instead of the one explained, change being made as regards the structure herein disclosed, provided the means stated by any of the following claims or the equivalent of such' stated means be employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention:

1. An article of the character described having in combination a corset section provided with a stayed rearward portion and an abdominal portion secured. at its side edges thereto, and a brassiere surrounding the body of the wearer and overyling the .upper stayed rearward portion of the corset secured at its lower edge only to the central portion of the back of said rearward portion and having a forward section adapted to be engaged m'er said abdominal portion of the corset section.

2. An article of the character described having in combination a corset section pro vided with a stayed rearward portion and an abdominal portion secured at its side edges thereto, and a brassiere' surrounding the body of the wearer and overlying the upper stayed rearward portion of the corset having a rear section secured at its lower edge only to the central portion of the back of said rearward portion and having a forward section united to said rear. section by engaged over said abdominal portion of the corset section.

means of a plurality of elastic strips an-- gularly disposed and shaped to support the figure of the wearer beneath the arms and immediately above the waist-line.

4.-. An article of the character described having in combination a corset section having an elongated portionadapted to be engaged over the back and sides of the wearer and a relatively narrow abdominal portion of elastic material, and a brassiere section having a rearward panel permanently attached at its lower edge adjacent the waistline of the rearward corset section and having a forward portion adapted to overlie substantially the entire forward 'ortion of the body of the wearer, and ap urality of parallel elastic strips disposed beneathvthe arms of the wearer'and extending angularly downwardly and forwardly from said panel section-to said forward section, said strips being shaped at their ends to provide a sup-t port for the figure of the wearer immediately above the Waist-line.

5. An article of .the character described having in combination a corset section having an elongated portion adapted to engage about the rear and side ortions of the wearers'body, an abdomina portion adjustably secured thereto and adapted to extend across the abdomen, a brassiere having a back panel permanently attached at its lower edge adjacent the waist-line to said corset section and disposed over the rearward corset section, and connected with a forward section by means of a plurality of elastic strips, said forward section conforming to the figure of the wearer.

6, A combined corset and brassiere, said corset comprising a rearward portion of a length extending from the seat of the wearer upwardly to a point just below the shoulder blades, and an abdominal portion adapted to engage the lower abdomen and adjustably secured at its margin to said rearward portion, said brassire portion being secured only along a substantially central transverse line to said corset portion, the rearward portion of said brassiere being of substantially rectangular shape and secured by a series of elastic straps'to an enlarged forward portion adapted to overlie said abdominal section of the corset and to protect the upper portion of the body of the wearer.

7. A brassiere comprising a back panel overlying the upper portion of the back of the wearer, a pluralit ofelastic bands at the lower portioniof t e side edges thereof, said bands all sloping downwardly from the back to front and extending from the back panel to a position at approximately the middle of the respective sides of the body of the wearer, the upper band having upwardly diverged ends and the lower bands diverging downwardly at their ends to conform to the waist contour, and an enlarged front portion adapted to extend over the forward portion of the figure of the wearer and connected at its respective side portions to said elastic bands.

Sgned by me this 8th day of September, 192 i AUGUSTA Born. 

